I’d like to say thank you and goodbye to everyone who has read this blog for the past four years.

As the One Cheap Chick blogger, I've worked to bring readers of The Salt Lake Tribune valuable personal-finance information and money-saving deals. It’s been a fun (and challenging) addition to my responsibilities as a real estate and personal finance reporter and columnist.

After more than 15 years, I’m leaving the newspaper to embark on a new challenge, working for Utah social media marketing company Social5.

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Olive Garden is offering on Facebook a coupon for a free appetizer with the purchase of an entree. Go HERE to print this coupon....

Deals site LivingSocial.com is offering a $10 gift certificate to Starbucks for $5. Go HERE to order and print yours....

The Natural History Museum of Utah is offering free admission on Saturday, Sept. 29. Free tickets are available online, while supplies last, starting on Sept. 25. For more information, go HERE....

Amazon.com is offering another round of MP3 albums for $5 each. Check them all out HERE....

Deals site Groupon is offering a $12 certificate good at Smashburger for $6. Go HERE for this offer....

Kiplinger.com has compiled a list of 10 of the best birthday freebies offered by restaurants. Go HERE to check out offers for Denny's, Baskin-Robbins, IHOP, Ruby Tuesday and other eateries.
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IKEA is offering free breakfast on Labor Day and a variety of other deals in its restaurant. Check them all out HERE....

The Discovery Gateway children's museum in downtown Salt Lake City is offering free admission on Sept. 16. The museum is located in The Gateway shopping center, 444 West 100 South....

Just a reminder: The Sunday newspaper will not have any coupon inserts due to the Labor Day holiday.
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The 37th annual Greek Festival runs Sept. 6-9 in downtown Salt Lake City. Go HERE for more information about the event and a printable coupon good for 2-for-1 admission. Thanks Mike!
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Admission to Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City is free on Labor Day. Go HERE for more information about the attraction, which features acres of walking trails and plant displays....

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Mr. Coffee Single Cup Brewing Systems. A build-up of steam in the water reservoir can force the brewing chamber open, spewing hot coffee grounds and water. Dozens of consumers have been burned. Read the full recall notice HERE.
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Deals site LivingSocial.com is offering a $10 certificate to Harward Farms for only $5. This local grower has dozens of fruit and vegetable stand locations throughout Utah. Go HERE for details of this offer....

Through Sept. 3, participating Burger King restaurants are offering smoothies for $1. Details are HERE....

Go HERE for a roundup of printable restaurant coupons and other offers that can save you money while eating out. Thanks Coupons4Utah.com!...

Go HERE for a roundup of printable coupons good at major retail stores such as Kohl's, Express, Famous Footwear, Bath & Body Works and many more. Thanks MySLCMommy.com!...

Parents may sign their children up HERE to build their own fire truck at Lowe's home improvement stores on Saturday, Sept. 22. I post information about these free building workshops weeks in advance because they fill up fast and registration is required....

Baseball fans have one more opportunity to see a Bees game for only $5, plus get a free hot dog. The Smith's Family Night special is being offered for the last time this season on Monday, Sept. 3. Go HERE for more information about this offer and other discount promotions. Note: The $5 Smith's Family Night tickets are only available at a Smith's Tix Outlet....

"Like" Macaroni Grill on Facebook HERE and you can print a buy one get one free entree coupon good through the weekend....

Deals site Groupon.com is offering a $30 certificate to Pat's Barbecue for only $15. Go HERE for this offer....

Go HERE for a variety of discounted offers to the Utah State Fair, which runs Sept. 6-16. Note: The Family Savings Bundle can be purchased through August 31 only. Also, discounted gate admission tickets and carnival wristband vouchers are available now at Smith's Food & Drug grocery stores.
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Through Sept. 3, Ancestry.com is offering free access to U.S. Census records from 1790-1940. Go HERE for more information. Thanks Freebies2Deals.com!

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Deals site Groupon.com is offering a one-year subscription to children's magazines Zoobooks, Zootles or Zoobies for only $10 each. These magazines are designed for children who love animals. Zoobooks is for ages 6-12 (10 issues), Zootles for ages 3-6 (6 issues) and Zoobies is for ages 0-3 (6 issues) Go HERE for more information about this offer.

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Pour $20 or more in coins into a Coinstar coin-counting machine and select an Amazon.com gift card, and you can get a bonus $5 MP3 credit from the online retailer. Details of this ofer, good through Sept. 23, are HERE.

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On Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., participating Arby's restaurants are giving away hot Turkey Roasters sandwiches. Go HERE for details for this offer, which is for one sandwich per person.

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Kids eat free at Chili's August 27-29 with a coupon from the company's Facebook page HERE. Note: The coupon is good for up to two free kid's meals for each adult entree purchased.

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Lagoon amusement park in Farmington is offering ride passports for as low as $29 each this week with coupons from its Facebook page HERE.

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The Heber Valley Railroad is offering a Labor Day Breakfast Special that includes a train ride and pancake breakfast for $10 per person. Details are on the railroad's Facebook page HERE.

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Go HERE to print a 20% off savings pass good at Kohl's, Friday and Saturday only.

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Deals site PlumDistrict.com is offering a $20 voucher good at the Just Between Friends consignment sale in Farmington for $10. The sale, which will be offered Sept. 6-8 in Farmington, will have children's, baby and maternity clothes, accessories and other items. Go HERE for more information about this offer.

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Go HERE for printable coupons and other offers designed to help you save money while eating out. Thanks Coupons4Utah.com!

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Go HERE for links to printable coupons good at major retail stores such as Macy's, Aeropostale, Old Navy and many more. Thanks MySLCMommy.com!...

Old Navy is offering a coupon worth 25% off an entire purchase. Go HERE to the company's Facebook page to print. Also on Facebook, Michaels is offering a coupon worth $5 off a $25 purchase HERE and Chili's restaurants are offering a free dessert or appetizer coupon HERE.

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For a limited time, Amazon.com is offering 1,000 MP3 albums for only $5 each. Go HERE to check out the sale.

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Students get 15% off at apparel retailer H&M. Go HERE for more information about this offer, which is good through August 26. You'll need to bring your student ID with you to the store to get the discount. Thanks Freebies2Deals.com!

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Dollar Tree stores will start accepting manufacturer's coupons on August 26! Go HERE to read the company's coupon policy.

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Rocky Mountain Document Destruction is offering free document shredding on Thursday August 23 from 9:00 am to noon at the Harmons grocery store at 140 E. Social Hall Avenue in downtown Salt Lake City. A big mobile shredding center will be set up in the parking lot of the store. Shredding personal and financial documents you no longer need is a great way to help prevent identity theft. Go HERE for more information about the free shredding....

The Ogden Nature Center and other attractions in Ogden are offering free admission on Saturday, August 25. The free-admission offer is part of a Weber County program designed to raise awareness of local venues. With acres of walking trails and animal displays, the Ogden Nature Center is a fun place to take the entire family. Go HERE for a printable schedule of free-admission days for each attraction, courtesy of Weber County. Click on "RAMP Summer Saturdays."

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Olive Garden is offering a printable coupon on its Facebook page HERE that's worth 20% off lunch. The coupon is good through Friday, August 24.

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Today only, Walgreens is offering a free 8x10 photo print. To get yours, go HERE, click on "prints" at the top of the Walgreens photo page and then click again on "collage print." Then follow the prompts to upload your photos. Use promotional code GETONEFREE at checkout to have the cost of the print deducted from your total. Opt for in-store pickup and you won't pay shipping. It takes a few additional minutes to set up an account online with Walgreens if you don't already have one, but it may be worth the time because Walgreens offers photo freebies several times each year....

Go HERE to print a buy one get one entree coupon for Rumbi.

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For two more Tuesdays in August, admission is only $2 per person to each of Thanksgiving Point's major attractions as part of the Lehi facility's "Two Buck Tuesdays" promotion. The promotion applies to the Museum of Ancient Life, Thanksgiving Point Gardens and Farm Country on August 21 and 28.

Thanksgiving Point also is offering other Tuesday specials as well. You can also get a kid's meal at the Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point for only $2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays. Cheesecake slices at the Tower Deli are only $2 on...

More than 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled. Babies can slip out of the seat's restraints and fall, resulting in head and other injuries. Go HERE for the full recall announcement.

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Deals site Mamasource.com is offering a one-year subscription to Cricket magazine for children for $19, a discount of 58 percent. Go HERE for details of this offer.

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Deals site Groupon.com is offering half-price ticket packages to the Labor Day Music Festival at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City. Details of this offer are HERE.

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The Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City is offering free admission on Saturday, August 18. (Admission to the museum is always free the third Saturday of each month.) There's also a free family-oriented art activity at 1 p.m. For more information about the museum, go HERE.

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Amazon.com is now offering textbook rentals for college students. The web-based retailer already is offering a free six-month trial of its Amazon Prime two-day shipping program and a bonus $5 MP3 credit for purchasing at least $25 worth of textbooks through its site. Go HERE for all of these offers. Note: Amazon also has a program that offers college students gift cards in exchange for their used textbooks. Go HERE for details of that program.

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This great offer for a year's worth of the Sunday edition of The Salt Lake Tribune is back. Go HERE for more information. Thanks SavvySisterShops.com!

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Go HERE for links to printable coupons good at major retail stores such as Barnes & Noble, Kohl's, Bath & Body Works, Famous Footwear, Aeropostale and many more. Thanks MySLCMommy.com!...